The Woman Who Had No Childhood Explained
The Woman Who Had No Childhood (Spanish; Castilian: '''La mujer que no tuvo infancia''') is a 1957 Mexican comedy drama film directed by Tito Davison and starring Libertad Lamarque and Pedro Armendáriz.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Plot
When her husband dies, a woman (Libertad Lamarque) inherits his fortune, but enters a deep emotional crisis that makes her act like a child. Her lawyer (Pedro Armendáriz) will be in charge of protecting her interests against those of her late husband's selfish and fortune-seeking relatives while helping her recover from her condition, since he is secretly in love with her.
Cast
- Libertad Lamarque as Rosaura
- Pedro Armendáriz as Lic. Alberto Garza Cifuentes
- Elsa Cárdenas as Luisa
- Freddy Fernández as Alberto hijo
- Andrea Palma as Matilde
- Anita Blanch as Clotilde
- José Baviera as Andrés
- Carlos Martínez Baena as Board Representative
- Ignacio Peón as Nicolás, butler
- Nicolás Rodríguez as José de la Vega, adviser
- Emilio Gaete as Dr. Salazar
- Armando Arriola as Alejandrito
- José Pardavé as Ice Cream Seller
- Rogelio Jiménez Pons as Pepito (as Niño Rogelio Jiménez Pons)
- Magda Donato as La nena Rendón
- Sara Cabrera as Eduviges
- Enrique Díaz Indiano as Doctor
- Armando Velasco as Dr. Andrade
- Daniel Arroyo as Daniel Treviño de Velasco (uncredited)
- León Barroso as Waiter (uncredited)
- Lonka Becker como Gringa in restaurant (uncredited)
- Alfonso Carti como Waiter (uncredited)
- Roy Fletcher como Announcer (uncredited)
- Pepita González como Matilde's Friend (uncredited)
- Leonor Gómez como Cook (uncredited)
- Ana María Hernández como Matilde's Friend (uncredited)
- Bertha Lehar como Juanita, maid (uncredited)
- Elvira Lodi como Woman in restaurant (uncredited)
- Miguel Manzano como Judge (uncredited)
- Concepción Martínez como Carmencita (uncredited)
- Álvaro Matute como Man in restaurant (uncredited)
- Consuelo Monteagudo como Chelito, Matilde's friend (uncredited)
- Carlos Robles Gil como Council Member (uncredited)
- Aurora Ruiz como Crescencia, Alberto's maid (uncredited)
Notes and References
- Book: Gallego. Rolando. Dlugi. Catalina. Mujeres, cámara, acción: Empoderamiento y feminismo en el cine argentino. Ediciones Continente. 2020. 37. 978-950-754-656-3. es.
- Book: León Frías. Isaac. Más allá de las lágrimas: Espacios habitables en el cine clásico de México y Argentina. Fondo Editorial Universidad de Lima. 2019. 523. 978-9972-45-486-8. es.
- Book: Arnaud. Charlotte. Courtemanche. Philippe. Fernandes. Carla. Morsch Kihn. Eva. Cinémas d'Amérique latine: 1999. Presses Univ. du Mirail. 1999. 67. 2-85816-447-9. es.
- Book: Ibarra. Jesús. Los Bracho: tres generaciones de cine mexicano. 2006. UNAM. 970-32-3074-1. 83. es.
- Book: García Riera. Emilio. Historia documental del cine mexicano: 1955. Ediciones Era. 1969. 273. es.
